Hey, this is Jim, and I've just had one of those crazy days where we've packed in so much

activity, so much work, serving this community, growing the business, seeing great results,

great sales day. And I'm having the thought, it's kind of a clarifying thought as I'm thinking

through our family and kids and education. And what does that

all have to do with each other? Well, this is going to be a super short episode. But the same thing

I'm telling my kids, the same thing I'm advising the young people that I love and care about,

are the same things that I think you should consider telling your kids. I'm not telling

you how to parent. I'm not telling you how you should feel about these issues, but this is where I

stand. As I look at the landscape of opportunity, what the future holds, the way the economy's

heading, what it means to be educated and prepared for the future, what the true opportunities of the future look like.

And it's just getting harder and harder and harder all the time to convince me that

getting a well-rounded education where you can pass standardized tests

and then get into a college and get a degree, a piece of paper, reading books that people told you to

read. That is seeming less and less like a way to build a stable future where you can create value

and earn a great income. I know there's some people that have to go to college for certain degrees and

things, but there's a lot of useless degrees and the more I'm seeing colleges. This isn't a rant

against college today as much as it is. What advice would I give to someone if they say, hey,

what does it mean to educate and prepare your child for the future or to be educated and

prepared myself for the future? What are the baselines? And I'm going to jump

back to thousands of year old ancient biblical truths and established principles. If you go back

to episode zero of this very podcast, you'll hear me lay out the case very factually why these

principles should be applied by anyone who's willing to look at the

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